Australian Corps of Signals - Officer hat and collar badges - 1930 to 42 - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

slick_mick · #1 08-04-10, 02:25 AM

Australian Corps of Signals - Officer hat and collar badges - 1930 to 42

Specially for Chris

Enjoy!

Mick

Quicksilver · #2 08-04-10, 07:31 AM

The cap badge is full size Slick Mick. I have a set of all three. Some have red in the crown and some dont. You show three collars there I think. They all look the same size.
Brgds Quicksilver

slick_mick · #3 08-04-10, 07:33 AM

I think your right - they all look the same size! LOL!

Still some nice looking badges!

Quicksilver · #4 08-04-10, 10:11 PM

They are nice and very very rare.
I have a pair of brass collars like the enamel ones but without the scroll. Have you ever seen a cap badge for this without a scroll as per the Royal Signals badge of the time?

slick_mick · #5 08-04-10, 10:14 PM

These are examples without the scroll and are super rare!

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ad.php?t=10098

Chris Walker · #6 09-04-10, 10:07 AM

Dear Mick

For once I can say I am not drooling at the Enamalled Australian Signals badges as I am lucky enough to also like Quicksilver have a full set of three
on my little web site.

Quicksilver however has kept a secret from me as I did not know he has a matching pair of the Australian Corps of Signals collars. Nice to see.

Have read on the web over the last couple of days that there was a blue enamell cap badge for Officers of the Australian Corps of Signals. Do you think this is true? I think it may have been on the Digger History site but not absolutely sure.

More please Mick.

Cheers

Chris

slick_mick · #7 09-04-10, 10:14 AM

According to Cossum's book, there is an enameled officers hat badge (with scroll) (53mm in height).

Also, be careful with diggerhistory - it's full of errors.

I've started an Australian badge blog as well - http://www.military-badge.com. I intend that to be the premier source of information on the internet about Australian badges. I have several long time collectors helping me with pictures and information for it.

Mick

tynesideirish · #8 09-04-10, 01:10 PM

I've got an Australian Corps of Signals "The Morse Code" and how to learn it! booklet with this badge to the front with lightning bolts to L&R printed North Melbourne and dated 1942.